Australia’s post-pandemic politics may look more divided, but fears of a rising populist backlash are overstated.

Compulsory voting makes our elections run smoothly, yet the requirement to participate often leaves civics knowledge and ...

On the fraudulent pretext of protecting the electoral system from control by “billionaires,” the Australian Labor government, backed by the Liberal-National Coalition, is seeking to rush through ...

SBS's six-episode podcast series, Intro to Aussie Elections, provides an in-depth analysis of six key topics in the federal election with multiple and balanced voices and perspectives.

When it comes to elections, every country has its own unique traditions and rules. Some of them can be quite surprising! RBC-Ukraine takes a look at 7 countries where electoral systems look unusual ...

The overall combined primary vote for Australia’s major parties has continued to decline, opening space for independents to make gains. Australia’s recent federal election produced a commanding win ...

The World Socialist Web Site is today publishing statements from electoral members of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Australia opposing the Australian Electoral Commission’s (AEC) rejection of ...

On May 3, two of the 20-or-so countries with compulsory voting will hold general elections: Singapore and Australia. Naturally, there’s quite a bit of chatter at the moment about whether compelling ...

For each Australian federal election, there are two different ways you get to vote. Whether you vote early, by post or on polling day on May 3, each eligible voter will be given two ballot papers: one ...

William Partlett is the Stephen Charles Fellow at the Centre for Public Integrity Australians are rightly happy their democracy has avoided the radical, anti-democratic movements sweeping through the ...

The Greens would control parliament and “run this state” if a plan to scrap Victoria’s group voting ticket system goes ahead, an independent MP has warned.